Philly recommendations..
rawyouth
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Me & my girl are going to visit Philadelphia in a couple of weeks, just seeing if y'all know of some cool stuff to do, i.e. record stores (of course), restaurants, etc. Also, most importantly, if anyone knows of any decent, not too expensive, hotels, especially ones near mass transit (doesn't have to be downtown downtown, as long as we can get around without driving). Thanks!
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went to one other spot which was cool...but ya, I came back with less than special items, for the most part.
If you go to BWS on E Passyunk you could hit up Cantina that's just down the street. Some of the best Mexican you'll find in Philly and great margaritas. You should also probably hit up Reading Terminal Market for lunch or a snack. Truly overwhelming experience, but just great food and atmosphere all around. Sabrinas in South Philly is good for breakfast or brunch. If you're into beer and pub food you really can't beat North 3rd up in Northern Liberties. Some of the best pub food you'll have and decent prices. There's also Standard Tap a few blocks away which people really dig too, but I prefer North 3rd hands down. And there's also Honey's in Northern Libs that's especially awesome for breakfast.
If you want to maybe splurge a bit on food there are a ton of great restaurants in Center City. Alma de Cuba comes to mind. Maybe a bit overpriced but delicious food. Chloe is one of my favorites, no frills, hole in the wall type place.
I'm actually going to be there in May so I've already started thinking about the spots I need to hit up, hence the rambling.
huh? why ever so?
university city high school flash mobs?
for real , shit is unseemly. some 27 year ol lady got her teeth knocked out
i dont know much about hotels...but if you stay outside the city, your odds of good public trans decrease exponentially. inside the city youre all right.
theres all kinds of things to recommend, so it would be difficult without knowing what part of the city youre in. BWS is the shit for records, especially the south philly store. not much in the way of 45s though. all other spots are hit or miss. altho tequilla sunrise specializes in new imports and stuff.
id second reading terminal market. if its nice out, walk around south street, go to penns landing, walk up walnut street to rittenhouse square.
there are lots of good restaurants. depends on your tastes and price range
whatever you do, dont go to a sixers game
have fun!
to each his own, but i have to say Cantina is, in my opinion, some of the WORST Mexican food in Philly. if you want Mexican food, i would recommend going to any number of restaurants that are actually owned and operated by Mexican folks (El Jarocho is pretty near BWS and pretty decent). i find the food at Cantina beyond bland.